Massage therapists irked at closure while other therapy allowed - CHAT News Today

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But for one Medicine Hat massage therapist, the lack of recognition of the profession has led him to be out of work for the second time this year.

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Daniel Ross says the industry was already working under strict guidelines for the six months it was allowed to operate, including keeping strict records of clients.

“We must keep clinical records of every single person we see,” said Ross. “Its purpose is so we can come out with an effective treatment plan and give the most effective aid to an individual but it also allows for if something were to go awry – say a global pandemic where you need to track who is seeing who so you can stop any type of spread – that paperwork is there.”

While the issue of massage therapy being a provincially regulated profession is being acutely felt during the pandemic, it’s an issue that will continue to be a problem after COVID-19 is gone.

“It would allow for more client protection,” said Ross of the regulation issue. “It brings that standard of entry up from that 500-hour program over the summer to a two-year education program.”

Ross says in the meantime, massage therapists are trying to assist their clients with advice over the phone.


by Alex McCuaig